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Verse Psalms 57:6. _THEY HAVE PREPARED A NET FOR MY STEPS_] A gin or
springe, such as huntsmen put in the places which they know the prey
they seek frequents: such, also, as they place in _passages in...
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THEY HAVE PREPARED A NET FOR MY STEPS - A net for my goings; or, into
which I may fall. See the notes at Psalms 9:15.
MY SOUL IS BOWED DOWN - The Septuagint, the Vulgate, and Luther render
this in the...
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Psalms 57
Perfect Trust in God
_ 1. Sheltered until the trouble is past (Psalms 57:1)_
2. Deliverance and praise (Psalms 57:6)
The inscription is Al-taschith, which means “destroy not”; it is
the...
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LVII. HERE TWO PSS. ARE UNITED: A containing Psalms 57:1, B, Psalms
57:7.
PSALMS 57:1. The Ps. is closely allied to the preceding, also a
michtam Ps. (p. 373). The author flees to God's protection ag...
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THEY HAVE DIGGED, &C. Compare Psalms 7:15.
SELAH. Connecting the bitterness of his enemies with his assured
confidence in God. (App-66.)...
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The transposition of Psalms 57:5, proposed by Cheyne and others,
simply ruins the sense, Psalms 57:6 is the fitting sequel of Psalms
57:5. Just as in Psalms 56:5 ff,
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Convinced that God will manifest His authority, the Psalmist sees the
machinations of his enemies turning to their own defeat, and utters
resolutions of joyous thanksgiving....
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THEY HAVE PREPARED A NET FOR MY STEPS— The syntax here is thought to
be irregular; but the literal rendering is, _They have prepared a net
for their steps: he boweth down my soul;_ referring to Saul,...
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PSALMS 57
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
A Reminiscence of David's Early Troubles when Pursued by Saul,
Subsequently Adapted to Brighter Times.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 57:1-5, Prayer for Deliverance from Out...
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_THEY HAVE PREPARED A NET FOR MY STEPS; MY SOUL IS BOWED DOWN: THEY
HAVE DIGGED A PIT BEFORE ME, INTO THE MIDST WHEREOF THEY ARE FALLEN
THEMSELVES. SELAH._
They have prepared a net for my steps; my s...
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57:6 down. (k-13) Or 'they bowed down my soul.'...
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PSALMS 42:72
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end.
The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
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A NET. — For this image, so common in Hebrew hymns, see Psalms 9:15,
&c, and for that of the _pit,_ Psalms 7:15, &c
MY SOUL IS BOWED DOWN. — The verb so rendered is everywhere else
transitive. So LXX....
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_[Psalms 57:7]_ רֶ֤שֶׁת ׀ הֵכִ֣ינוּ לִ
פְעָמַי֮ כָּפַ֪ף...
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Psalms 57:1
THIS psalm resembles the preceding in the singer's circumstances of
peril and in his bold faith. It has also points of contact in the cry,
"Be gracious," and in the remarkable expression f...
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“IN THE SHADOW OF THY WINGS”
Psalms 57:1
This is one of the choicest psalms. It dates from Adullam or Engedi.
It consists of two sections, each of which ends with the same refrain,
Psalms 57:5; Psal...
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Yet again the theme is the same, but the triumph of trust is even more
conspicuous. Compare the opening here with that of the previous song.
The cry is the same, but the reason is different. There it...
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_Wisely. "Cunningly." Many read, qui incantatur a sapiente. (Calmet)
--- He does not approve of the magical art. (Menochius) --- Serpents
may naturally be effected with music. The torpid snake by inca...
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How is this verified in all the church's history! Not only in this
instance of Saul and David, but also in those of Haman and Mordecai,
Pharaoh and Israel, and above all, Judas and the Jews and Christ...
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Psalms 57 looks more at the evil and the feet being kept, leaning on
the word. This psalm, while crying to God in the same spirit and
circumstances, and under the same title, is more the expression of...
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THEY HAVE PREPARED A NET FOR MY STEPS,.... They laid snares for him,
as the fowler does for the bird, in order to take him. It denotes the
insidious ways used by Saul and his men to get David into the...
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They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they
have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen
[themselves]. Selah.
Ver. 6. _They have prepared a net for my st...
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_They have prepared a net for my steps_ In which to take me, that I
might not again escape out of their hands. _My soul is bowed down_
Hebrew, כפ Š נפשׁי, _he hath bowed down my soul;_ referring to
Sa...
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THE TRUE CONFIDENCE OF FAITH.
To the chief musician, Al-taschith, to be chanted according to the
melody "Destroy not," which also referred to the critical
circumstances connected with the event which...
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They have prepared a net for my steps, to capture him unawares; MY
SOUL IS BOWED DOWN, the enemies having bent it down to the ground with
their oppressions; THEY HAVE DIGGED A PIT BEFORE ME, INTO THE...
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1-6 All David's dependence is upon God. The most eminent believers
need often repeat the publican's prayer, "God be merciful to me a
sinner." But if our souls trust in the Lord, this may assure us, i...
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IS BOWED DOWN; or, _was bowed down_: I was even ready to fall and
perish. Or, mine heart was oppressed, and almost overwhelmed. BEFORE
ME, Heb. _before my face_; not in my sight, for that would have b...
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Psalms 57:6 prepared H3559 (H8689) net H7568 steps H6471 soul H5315
down H3721 (H8804) dug H3738 ...
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A DESCRIPTION OF HIS ENEMIES AND THEIR FATE (PSALMS 57:4).
David describes the kind of people whom he is up against, and their
desire to trap him, but is confident that, although he feels beset by
th...
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To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtaim of David, when he fled
from Saul in the cave.
This is one of the «Destroy not» Psalms; for that is the meaning of
the title, Altaschith, which is used here...
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Psalms 57:1. _Be merciful unto me, O God_
He begins with the same note as in the last Psalm; it is a note that
cannot be too often on the believer's tongue: «Be merciful unto me, O
God,»
Psalms 57:1...
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1. _Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul
trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my
refuge, until these calamities be overpast._
The heading of this Psal...
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CONTENTS: David in faith pleads God's mercy in his calamities.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: God's glory should be nearer our hearts than any interests
of our own. Whatever God performs concer...
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This was anciently called the _golden_ psalm, for it is the touchstone
of illustration with regard to the cares of providence. While David
was in the cave of Adullam, in the wilderness of Engedi, hidi...
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_Be merciful unto me, O God._
SPIRITUAL EXPERIMENTALISM
I. A blessed religious exercise.
1. Praying. “Be merciful unto me,” etc. An epitome of all true
prayer. Mercy is what we need; to remove our...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 57:1. This is another individual lament,
based on an event in David’s life (probably 1 Samuel 22:1, but
possibly...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 57:6 The singer urges himself to praise God and
to look forward to bringing testimony of God’s goodness to the whole
world (PEOPLES and NATIONS, v....
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription_.—“To the Chief Musician.” The chief musician
was the director of the music in public worship. And the Psalms which
were addressed to him were intended for use in the Temp...
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EXPOSITION
This psalm—the "twin psalm" with the last—has also an elaborate
"title," which runs thus: "To the precentor (or chief musician):
destroy not; David's; Michtam; when he fled from Saul; in th...
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Psa 57:1-11. To the chief musician, and that Altaschith is "destroying
not." It is a prayer of David when he fled from Saul and was hiding in
the cave. So Saul is looking for David; he is hiding in th...
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1 Samuel 23:22; Micah 7:2; Matthew 26:37; Matthew 26:38; Proverbs 29